Avanquest Solutions Signs ENCRYPTX Distribution Partnership

The addition of ENCRYPTX removable media and drive encryption solutions to Avanquest’s portfolio of software solutions for business – document management, unified communications, network fax and continuous availability - compliments Avanquest’s portfolio, enabling them to deliver total security at every stage of every business process.

ENCRYPTX products directly address the problem of how to secure business critical information that is being shared and used by multiple users, on multiple computers and devices. In addition to automatic and transparent encryption solutions, advanced features in ENCRYPTX products include digital rights management controls that provide continuous protection over sensitive information and provide central management and visibility over protected data and devices.

ENCRYPTX products are proven and have been bundled and shipped by leading drive and device manufacturers including SanDisk Corporation, Imation Corporation, Iomega Corporation, and many others. Over 20 million drives worldwide include ENCRYPTX security solutions for protecting the contents of those drives.

High profile end user organisations that have adopted ENCRYPTX products to secure their data and devices include the London Borough of Hackney, the UK National Weights and Measures Laboratory, the Devon and Cornwall Police Department, Boeing Corporation, Disney, General Dynamics, Computer Sciences Corporation, Science Applications and International Corporation, and IBM Global Services.

“We are extremely pleased with the opportunity to enter into an exclusive distribution relationship with Avanquest Software in the UK” stated David Duncan, President of ENCRYPTX. “Avanquest has one of the most extensive catalogs of business and consumer software products and a large and growing base of specialized resellers.” “We expect that this relationship will significantly expand our sales in the UK and throughout the EU.”

Encryption is vital to data security, but Avanquest believes the ‘first line of defence’ is critical in any battle, beginning with anti-theft security.

During August and September 2008, Avanquest will be giving away complimentary computer locks to customers purchasing encryptX – one PC Guardian lock for each 10 user licence. The patented tamper resistant locks manufactured by PC Guardian have been widely adopted as corporate security standards.

Summary of ENCRYPTX solutions:

SecurDataStor™ - Small business and content publisher oriented and integrated suite of secure data sharing features including the ability to encrypt emails, encrypt CDs/DVDs, encrypt and securely share content on network drives and USB flash drives. SecurDataStor includes powerful encryption and digital rights management controls to allow publishers to automatically time expire access to content, make content view only, with no save, copy or share, and lock content so that it can only be used on specified computers. secure sharing to server, web server and FTP sites, and to removable drives such as USB flash drives and removable hard drives. SecurDataStor Batch CD/DVD production application is also offered for CD and DVD publication houses that need a high volume encryption and digital rights management solution for their production applications.

SecurWrap™ - All the features of SecurDataStor, but in an enterprise version that includes the SecurServer central management application for administrative management of encrypted drives, folders, devices, email and data. SecurWrap also includes a secure email collaboration feature and integrated plug-ins for encrypted email exchange in Microsoft Outlook.

SecurFlash™- Flash drive and removable hard drive encryption solution. SecurFlash installs on and runs from the removable drive without requiring any client side software or requiring the user to have PC Administrative Rights. SecurFlash encrypts content on the removable drive and has automatic decryption, edit and save features. Two versions are available, SecurFlash Basic, which allows the user to access their encrypted files using Microsoft Windows Explorer, and SecurFlash Premium which also compresses and hides the encrypted content from view within the Operating System. Optional SecurServer central management software can manage any SecurFlash, SecurMedia or SecurWrap protected device.

SecurMedia - PC or Server installed software that automatically detects and transparently encrypts removable drives and media used with a PC or Server, including USB flash drives, removable hard drives, Compact Flash, SD Cards, MicroSD Cards, CDs, DVDs, and all other types of removable media. Local policy options allow Administrators to set controls over user ability to turn on or off device/media encryption, drive scanning, and central management by the SecurServer. Drives that are not secured may be automatically blocked and set to READ ONLY mode. Multiple versions of SecurMedia are available including Consumer, Enterprise and Government. Enterprise and Government editions include available FIPS 140 certified cryptographic modules and pre-enabled security policies. The consumer version allows consumers to have total flexibility over which drives and media that they want encrypted.

SecurServer - Central management application that allows administrators to remotely manage and audit encrypted drives, folders, data, media and email. Administrators can remotely disable access to lost or stolen drives that contain sensitive information and can remotely restore forgotten user passwords. The SecurServer communicates with encrypted devices and collects and tracks audit information including analysis of devices and PCs that contain encrypted information, the protected files and folders on those devices, and the users that have had access to those devices.